Shield for the Field or Tournament (Targe), 15th century, German, Wood, canvas, leather, gesso, silver, polychromy, iron, 19 x 16 3/4 in. (48.3 x 42.5 cm); Wt. 3 lb. 12 oz. (1704 g), Shields, Although damaged from use and age, this shield is one of the most beautifully painted examples of the fifteenth century. On the preserved surface shows a woman wearing a feathered turban and holding a scroll inscribed in German “fahr mit Freuden” (go with joy)
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Shield, Field, Tournament, Targe, 15th century, German, Wood, canvas, leather, gesso, silver, polychromy, iron, 19 x 16 3/4, 48.3 42.5 cm, Wt, 3 lb, 12 oz, 1704 g, Shields, damaged, age, shield, beautifully painted, examples, fifteenth, preserved surface, woman wearing, feathered turban, holding, scroll inscribed, fahr, mit, Freuden, go, joy
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